She probably isn't pure bred

Olivia_loves_Link :



I believe Dixie is a mixed breed. She doesn't have solid features. Her haircut is not a pomeranian or a chihuahua style, and also, chihuahuas are from Mexico-what would a Mexican breed be doing in Alaska? And also, Alaska is rather frontier. Usually the only pure bred dogs other than huskies and malamutes were owned by rather rich people. So, I think Dixie is indeed, a mixed breed. The same goes for Doc.

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banshee kid, October 19, 2006 at 20: 05 Webranker

no docs an old st barnard and dixie im not sure what she is prbelly a pure breed not a chihualua i think shes a pomeranian tho but maybe a mix.

Balto's_sis, October 19, 2006 at 20: 49 Member

Dixxie could be a pommeranian (censored) sue,i say this because I was looking at pictures of pommeranian (censored) sues and it had a picture of Dixxie with a pomeranian beside it and it looked quite simular,I think they took it off cuz I was making an article and I couldn't find.

Tamaskawolf-BP, October 19, 2006 at 21: 27 Member

Well, its a cartoon so no one looked at logic wile they were making it. They just said something like "Hey, lets make a small cute dog that has a crush on Steele" They didn't care where chihuahuas were from. But I think its quite clear that shes a Chihuahua becasue Poms have fully fluffy bodies wile Chihuahuas (like dixie) Don't nessisaraly. the pom trait she has is that her ears are small. She might be a mixbreed, but I'm practicly an expert on Chihuahuas. I had one and I reserched the for a LONG time. Dixie may not be a pure bred Chihuahua, but she DEFINATKY has some Chihuahua in her^^

wolfhound, October 19, 2006 at 22: 15 Member

What does a mexican breed have anything to do with beening in alaska? Its not a bad thing at all you make is seem like it is. Here in New Mexico I see huskies all the time....

Writewolf, October 20, 2006 at 00: 51 Member

hm, good point. who says that we have to pinpoint only one breed per character. whose to say they're all purebred? most of them could be mixed of many. maybe more than two in some cases. then again, mixed breeding was usually reserved the working class of dogs to gain strength on the teams. then again, Dixie seems like a show dog so she might be a purebred... perhaps we will never know for sure. until then, keep those ideas coming great job!

KakashiMeeko, October 20, 2006 at 23: 13 Member

I don't think it really matters.

Olivia_loves_Link, October 21, 2006 at 00: 55 Member

Thank you, Writewolf!

wolf_conductor, October 21, 2006 at 03: 03 Member

Doc is a Sain Bernard, but Dixie could be a mixed breed. (Pom/Chihuahua cross maybe?)

jennifer, October 21, 2006 at 22: 53

I think Dixie is truely a mixed breed.

DORCIA, October 22, 2006 at 19: 24 Member

Great article. I seen pictures of chiuaua-pom mix.

Balto_Sheba, October 23, 2006 at 02: 42 Member

She could be a pommeranian with a fancy fur-due!

x_X_Emily_X_x, October 23, 2006 at 13: 36 Webranker

Doc isn't a st-bernard. St-bernards aren't grey.

highland wolf, October 24, 2006 at 15: 32 Member

hmm, i will have to look into that one...

Olivia_loves_Link, November 17, 2006 at 00: 58 Member

Ok, Miles. that's one of the most useless posts I've ever seen.

:shadow:, November 17, 2006 at 23: 20 Member

Actually, Dixie WAS owned by rich family, so she prolly was a purebred.

theinnocentwolfe, November 29, 2006 at 21: 38 Member

How do you know that, shadow?

pupmagenheimer, March 11, 2007 at 00: 20 Member

FINNALY!!!! Someone who can say they are mutts. Great, Great artical.

Kaltag is the smartest..., June 02, 2007 at 02: 37 Member

I think she is a Lhasa Apso

baltofan99, June 27, 2007 at 21: 15 Member

She's a lhasa apso, i think. i remember that from somewhere. good try, tho!

baltofan99, June 27, 2007 at 21: 16 Member

er....or aren't lhasa apso's bigger?? I'm not sure waht kind of breed Dixie is

Letranger, July 10, 2007 at 20: 22 Member

Dix could be a mix or easily a pure Pom. She acts kinda prissy and purebred-like; I think of her as a Pomeranian or Pom mix. Pom crossed with a long-haired Chihuahua makes a TON of sense. She is *not* a Lhasa Apso; they look almost nothing like her, though they are small. Yorkie neither--she's obviously not one of the long, straight, silky-coated toy dogs. And her color is unrealistic, but who cares? I love it. Oh, and a breed's country of origin has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with where any particular dog lives. O_o What else...Doc doesn't really look like a St. Bernard. But it's close enough. We don't really KNOW that "rich" people own Dixie...you just get the impression that they are pretty well off, especially with a daughter away at a boarding school and Dix's fancy new collar. Anyway, again it IS possible that she's a purebred, and it is possible she's a mix. I understand the "well she's not quite as fluffy all over as a Pomeranian so she must be a long-haired Chi" thing, but many Poms are deliberately fluffed and puffed up extra-poofy for photos. They're not all always that much so. Dixie definitely looks more like one than anything else--but again, Chihuahua is very close too. Heck, it's a cartoon film, what do you expect? ^^

I am Alue the Wolf, July 28, 2007 at 01: 59 Member

she mite be a pomeranian\yorkie mix that was died purple or shes a made up pup

graywolf19, July 30, 2007 at 17: 07 Member

even if they are from mexico they could still be in alaska cuz hmm...i dont know their owner probably brought them there....and ya she is because no breed actually looks like she does

letranger, December 07, 2007 at 18: 15 Member

Precisely, graywolf....they may be based on real dogs of one or more breeds, but of course no real dogs ever look exactly like the cartoons, so why worry so much about it? I think of her as a Pomeranian, it's the best bet, but could she be mixed? Absolutely. Her haircut is enough like "a Pom style," Olivia_loves_Link. It's also fairly similar to a Chi. And the whole Alaska thing...we've said why that shouldn't be included in a case for what breed she could be...I'm sure there were other purebreds even at that time. Anyway I gather that her owners are probably among the richest citizens of Nome in the movie. (Relatively of course--not that they're positively loaded!)

x0_FluffRox_0x, April 16, 2008 at 23: 02 Member

http://www.justdogbreeds.com/lowchen.html this is a lowchen(i know its black but who cares) it does look like her a little

alaskan-avalanche, May 14, 2008 at 20: 47 Member

i agree with pupmagenheimer finaly someone says that they aren't a friggen purebreed!!!!! *so happy* I think she's a bichon and a pomeranian-chihuahua mix. But when you said "what would a mexican breed be doing in alaska?" it kinda threw me off. Dogs don't only live in the place where they originated. still, great article.

Gentle Wolf, June 20, 2008 at 05: 49 Member

I agree, but think of it: Mexico is hot and Alaska is cold. If Chihuahuas are bred with abilities to survive in hot weather, It doesn't make much sense for them to be in freezing weather. Does it? Please correct me if I'm wrong. Cuz this kind of confuses me.

letranger, September 08, 2008 at 21: 32 Member

Of course Chihuahuas can (and do) live in cold places. (They're everywhere, !) Seriously, you can find most breeds in most places, regardless of where they were originally bred or why. A Chi would need to be cared for accordingly in freezing weather, of course, but yeah.. Anyway, Dixie's a Pomeranian, in all likelihood--not a Bichon (those are drop-eared, non-Spitzy little dogs), but very possibly a cross of Pom with long-haired Chi, which also resembles her. Though not QUITE as well as the Pom.

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